Exclusive: Katy Perry

Music's hottest new It girl talks to GLAMOUR.com, sharing her essential beauty check-list and some shiny pearls of style wisdom.

By Jessica David

There’s no denying Katy’s become a bit of a GLAMOUR favourite since she burst onto the scene last summer. Already an icon; applauded for her whimsical style, rule-bending make-up and quirky ‘here and there’ twists, Katy lives by the following fashion mantra; “You wear the look; don't let the look wear you. Also, it's all about self-confidence. Self-confidence helps you pull off anything.”

Katy trusts her picture-perfect finish to this cult concealer from Laura Mercier – “[It] covers any spot without looking cakey!”

Want to know the secret to Katy’s flawless skin? The California girl swears by the skincare of LA facialist Katy Somerville – “I've religiously used [them] on my face for the past 6 months.” And what’s more, the skin-savvy brand is now available in Blighty too!

Katy loves to experiment with her look and despite looking gorgeous here, like all girls, she’s made some beauty and fashion faux pas in the past! “I’ve tried a lot of looks and still continue to do so. I take lots of chances. Sometimes people are inspired and sometimes, confused!” she jokes. “I never regret much of anything, though - I think everything I have [tried], for better or worse, has been a creative expression of what I was feeling at that moment in life.”

Santa Barbara girl Katy’s natural hair colour is actually a lot lighter than the glossy black Dita-esque shade she rocks now, so she trusts the condition of her coloured locks to L’Oréal colour care. “I swear by this stuff lately, as I've had my hair coloured about every 4 weeks since I was 15. It makes it feel fresh and new, like it's just been cut!”

She may be a beauty icon to GLAMOUR - but who are katy's beauty icons? "Clueless was a fabulous inspiration to me in the 90's! So were the cool chicks of that era like Shirley Manson, a young Gwen Stefani, Madonna and Courtney Love. Now I idolize Dita Von Teese, Agyness Deyn, Bjork, Natalia Vodianova, and always Lolita."